Maternal use of cigarettes during pregnancy causes damage to the placenta but not to the baby itself
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: False
Rationale: Babies born to mothers who smoke are twice as likely to have low birth weight and have a 30% chance of premature birth. Babies exposed to smoke are also as much as three times more likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome.
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During their growth spurt, boys tend to add more ________ than girls
a. muscle b. fat on their bellies c. fat on their legs d. muscle in their arms but not their legs
A social scientist who wrote extensively about alienation was Karl Marx
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hermann Ebbinghaus is BEST known for research involving:
A) interpreting the flashing light illusion. B) memorizing nonsense syllables. C) inventing a conditioning chamber. D) examining cognitive errors in children.
The eating behavior of the hyperphagic rat suggests there is
a. anorexia in rats. b. satiety in rats. c. an "off" center in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. d. an "off" center in the lateral hypothalamus.